One must read all writers twice--the good as well as the bad. The one kind will be recognized; the other, unmasked.

Many talents preserve their precociousness right into old age.

Journalist: a person without any ideas but with an ability to express them; a writer whose skill is improved by a deadline: the more time he has, the worse he writes.

Penalties serve to deter those who are not inclined to commit any crimes.

Sexual enlightenment is that hardhearted process which for hygienic reasons forbids young people to satisfy their curiosity themselves.

The difference between psychiatrists and other mentally disturbed people is something like the relationship between concave and convex madness.

I don't like to meddle in my private affairs.